The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-17
FACTS FOR

FACTS FOR FARMERS.
-Hiycerine and water. in equal
parts. IS an excellent dressing for
horses hoofs to prevent undue brittle.
ness.
III stations are moderately fed and
given plenty of exercise during the
winter months, they will come out next
season in perfect health and good con.
dition for service.
Farmers should remember that
mead work saves a great deal of hand
WORK. and if systematically performed
relieves the routine of life of some Of
its dullness.-&. Paul Pioneer Press.
Look closely to the cellar. In the
average dwelling house it is the breed.
ing ground of many of the ills that at.
feet the household. Permit no decay.
Ing. vegetables, stagnant air, or othe,
foul thing to remain there for al
hour.
"A farmer says that il you should
want to fatten a horse that is hide.
bound. give him one tablespoonful o.
the following mixture once a day in
wet feed: Saltpeter. three ounces;
crude antimony. one ounce: sulphur,
one ounce. Pulverize and mix the
whole together. Dose, a Tablespoonful
once aday in bran mash. Troy Times.
AN Arkansas farmer says when
coons made havoc in his cornfield he
went to the drug store to buy strych.
nine with which to kill them. By
mistake the druggist gave him NOR.
phine. and the next morning he found
his field full Of sleeping coons. He
advises the use of morphine instead Of
stryrhnine.
Only ruminant animals are liable
to choke with roots, as all others arr
obliged to chew before swallowing
their food. Turnips for sheep are not
cut ut all in England, the common
practice being TO turn the sheep in the
field and allow them to harvest it.
They will gnaw out the interior Of
a large turnip. leaving only the pun.
gent outside shell. - Chicago Times.
Gold frames are used by gardeners
for securing early cabbage and lettuce
in the spring. Plenty of manure is
used. and the young plants are set out
in the frames in the fall. The frames
are covered with boards Tor glass, if
not too e%xpensive,) to protect against
cold in midwinter. The work requires
careful attention. - Cleveland Leader.
Young colts and yearlings require
good, nutritious food. Oats are the
best food for a growing colt; if corn is
used. wheat bran is a proper accom-.
Abundance of phosphates
is needed to form 4 solid and strong
bony framework, and bran is rich in
these. Keep the skin clean with the
curry.comb and brush, especially the
latter. -Erchange.
For so small a weed there is scarcely
greater pest than common plantain.
seeds profuscly under the most dis
couraging circumstances. and only a
two or three years course with hoed
crops can be relied upon TO get rid Of
It. Even then some seeds will start up
,vcry time the field is seeded with
grass. If not too numerous cut them
out with the hoe. If too abundant fol
hat then plow again and try n o,
.wo years more with hood crops. Then
iced heavily with clover, and be very
that there is no plantain mixed
With the seed. 80 ST. Pam Poneer Press.
Among possible applications OF
electricity to domestic uses there is
me which does not seem to have yet
the attention of scientific in
'trument-makers. That is all electric
amp for farmers. At present the hns-
)andman in the country employs
either the familiar horn lantern In
rented by King Alfred and n tallow
lip, or the more modern glass lantern,
benzoline or petroleum. The
gives n wretchedly dim light.
While the latter is difficult to light and
,xt.inguish. and is. moreover very M
iafe to carry about in linhays filled
viii, straw. An electric lamp would
,ot only Give n bri0ht ljpht. Int would